1 I will sing forever about the evidence of your mercy, O Lord.
2 I said, “Your mercy will last forever.
3 ⌞You said,⌟ “I have made a promise to my chosen one.
4 ‘I will make your dynasty continue forever.
5 O Lord, the heavens praise your miracles
6 Who in the skies can compare with the Lord?
7 God is terrifying in the council of the holy ones.
8 O Lord God of Armies, who is like you?
9 You rule the raging sea.
10 You crushed Rahab; it was like a corpse.
11 The heavens are yours.
12 You created north and south.
13 Your arm is mighty.
14 Righteousness and justice are the foundations of your throne.
15 Blessed are the people who know how to praise you.
16 They find joy in your name all day long.
17 because you are the glory of their strength.
18 Our shield belongs to the Lord.
19 Once in a vision you said to your faithful ones:
20 I found my servant David.
21 My hand is ready to help him.
22 No enemy will take him by surprise.
23 I will crush his enemies in front of him
24 My faithfulness and mercy will be with him,
25 I will put his ⌞left⌟ hand on the sea
26 He will call out to me,
27 Yes, I will make him the firstborn.
28 My mercy will stay with him forever.
29 I will make his dynasty endure forever
30 “If his descendants abandon my teachings
31 if they violate my laws
32 then with a rod I will punish their rebellion
33 But I will not take my mercy away from him
34 I will not dishonor my promise
35 On my holiness I have taken an oath once and for all:
36 His dynasty will last forever.
37 Like the moon his throne will stand firm forever.
38 But you have despised, rejected,
39 You have refused to recognize the promise to your servant
40 You have broken through all his walls
41 (Everyone who passed by robbed him.
42 You held the right hand of his enemies high
43 You even took his sword out of his hand
44 You put an end to his splendor
45 You cut short the days of his youth
46 How long, O Lord? Will you hide yourself forever?
47 Remember how short my life is!
48 Can a mortal go on living and never see death?
49 Where is the evidence of your mercy, Lord?
50 Remember, O Lord, how your servant has been insulted.
51 Your enemies insulted ⌞me⌟.
52 Thank the Lord forever.